diff --git a/code/game/objects/structures/mop_bucket.dm b/code/game/objects/structures/mop_bucket.dm
index d5f94a2a566..bb34ecfec7d 100644
--- a/code/game/objects/structures/mop_bucket.dm
+++ b/code/game/objects/structures/mop_bucket.dm
@@ -21,7 +21,8 @@
 			playsound(loc, 'sound/effects/slosh.ogg', 25, 1)
 			update_icon()
 	else
-		return ..()
+		. = ..()
+		update_icon()
 
 /obj/structure/mopbucket/update_icon()
 	cut_overlays()